Are You a Self-Deprecator?

Are you a self-deprecator? When you look in the mirror do you automatically see your flaws, criticize your curves, or mourn over your fine lines?

I am getting fed up with our self-deprecation (myself included). How foolish are we? Why can’t we see the deep beauty that each one of us possesses?

We love others easily; we see the beauty in our partner, parent, child, etc. But when it comes to us all we see are our flaws. I hear this in yoga too! While walking down the hall from the studio I can hear someone saying, ‘Ugh…I look so big today’ or ‘Do these pants cover up my cellulite?’ When did we begin to treat ourselves and our bodies with such disrespect, we would never be so unkind to someone else.

It is heartbreaking to see wonderful, shining, and beautiful people so harshly criticize themselves.